Experience the remarkable energy of rising jazz guitarist and banjoist Marel Hidalgo, whose playing brings together deep swing, adventurous improvisation, and influences from across the Caribbean and beyond. Still in his teens, Hidalgo has already performed at major venues and festivals including Jazz at Lincoln Center, the Blue Note NYC, the New York Guitar Festival, and international stages in France and Costa Rica. After years exploring blues, reggae, rock, Latin, funk, country, and bluegrass, he has emerged as a distinctive young jazz bandleader, equally at home in straight-ahead organ trios and his Jamaican and Caribbean jazz projects blending reggae, calypso, soca, dub, rocksteady, and mento with jazz. Expect a fresh, high-energy performance from an extraordinary young musician already making his mark on the jazz world.